The Urban Institute For Contemporary Arts in Grand Rapids is a cool, fun place: left-of-center movies, even more left-of-center music from time to time (I saw laptop-core savant Jason Forrest there a few years ago), and always bringing the cool art. From now until the end of the month, they have a rather unique exhibit of artist-designed mini-golf holes called 19 Holes. I played there last Saturday ("played" being a loose description of what I did there), surrounded by all sorts of folks clearly having fun with the art. Here are some pics:
Whatever side you're falling on in the recent NBC late-night "deck chairs on the Titanic " shuffle, you have to admit it's been good comedy for all parties involved. While Letterman and Craig Ferguson have been sharp (especially Letterman, who has been gleeful in his "I told you so" vitriol), the best bits have come from Leno and O'Brien. Evidence: It's hard to follow all the angles here, but two things are clear: NBC violated Leno's contract (guaranteeing the 10pm slot), and NBC didn't violate O'Brien's contract (which made no time slot guarantees). So it's not hard to see who the loser here will be. O'Brien won't get the show he wants, Leno will step into a hollow echo of his past success, and tens of millions of dollars will be up in the air. Only Jimmy Fallon will continue to gestate his talent relatively unmolested, and his security is merely a function of the low expectations of his time slot. Meanwhile, CBS (a
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